Professors’ Trivia Night, 2018

May 16, 2018, saw the second annual installment of our department’s trivia contest, held in a dank pub basement, and featuring solely the professors in our School…. and the daughter of one of said professors.

Previous installments of public trivia night which I have hosted are archived in these links: 2016, 2017, and 2018. And, to be blunt, this year’s Professors’ game was a watered down rehash of the 2018 public game. But, for the sake of completion, I’m blogging about it anyway.

Teams were separated along gender lines, because we’re progressive like that. The men’s team was creatively named “The Boys”. And the women discovered that they were all alumni of Queen’s University, so called themselves The Queens. I exercised editorial licence and renamed them The Estrogen Queens, since we badly needed some health sciences content in our team names, and “The Boys” clearly weren’t pulling their creative weight.

The uncreatively titled “boys” teamOne half of the “Estrogen Queens”The other half of the “Estrogen Queens”

It was a dramatic event, with the teams tied until the very last question, upon which The Estrogen Queens pulled out a narrow victory. Here are the final scores:

Team Name

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Final

estrogen queens

4

7

7

1

19

boys

4

9

5

0

18

And here are the actual questions…

ROUND #1

No

Question

Answer

1

Who was the last inmate at Spandau prison?

Rudolph Hess

2

In what country would you find the prison called Devil’s Island?

French Guiana

3

What city is the capital of Australia?

Canberra

4

If a woman is blood type AB and her husband is blood type B, what blood type can their biological child NOT have?

O

5

When a sailor gets a tattoo of a golden dragon, what event does it usually signify

Crossing the international dateline

6

Quel est le nom de l’île où Napoléon est mort?

St Helena

7

What is the formal anatomical name for the space between the genitals and the anus?

Perineum

8

What French word is used in English to describe a word that is made up of two other words?

Portmanteau

9

Who fought Muhammad Ali in The Thrilla in Manilla?

Joe Frazier

10

During a Tornado, what happens to air pressure? A-vacillates wildly, B-rises, C-drops, D-doesn’t change

C-drops

ROUND #2

No

Question

Answer

1

In what ancient Greek town would you have found the Oracle?

Delphi

2

When merchant marine sailors cross the equator, they get a tattoo of what animal?

Turtle

3

Who was the King of Troy during the Trojan War?

Priam

4

Which founding father is known for his large signature on the United States Declaration of Independence?